nature photography

Guest Blog by USA Science & Engineering Festival X-STEM Speaker Louie Schwartzberg Albert Einstein remarked, "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." He knew something that many scientists and engineers overlook in their quest for truth: nature holds the answers we're seeking! We're simply here to learn nature's language and laws and how we can interact with it. Every law of the universe can be witnessed by observing nature. In the west, we like to believe we arrive at facts once they've been scientifically validated. Truthfully, the facts were written…
National Geographic remains the world's premier showcase of nature photography. But I often wonder for how much longer. It is easy to maintain a virtual monopoly on high quality imagery when camera equipment and publishing are expensive and require a highly specialized skill set.  But neither of these things is true anymore.  Professional-quality photo equipment is broadly affordable. And numerous online venues allow anyone with an internet connection to distribute their photos for free. Consider the following fantastic arthropod photographers, all from the galleries of the free online…
There's a crafty meme going around the blogosphere and lovely academic blogger phd me is going to be sending me a craft of her making. In order to be deserving of her crafty goodness, I've promised to make crafts for 5 others. If you'd like to get something from me (probably photo-oriented), be one of the first five to leave a comment on this post. Here are the complete rules: The first 5 people to respond to this post will get something made by me! This offer does have some restrictions and limitations so please read carefully: * I make no guarantees that you will like what I…
tags: sunset, Mexico, landscape, nature, image of the day Sunset Rosarito Beach, Mexico. Image: John del Rio [larger view].
tags: sunset, Hawaii, landscape, nature, image of the day Sunset Ka'anapali, Maui. Image: John del Rio [larger view].